Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov

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Turkmenistan is trying to burnish its image by passing its
first law on press freedom. On January 4th, President Gurbanguly
Berdymukhamedov signed a law that bans press
censorship, bars the government from monopolizing news outlets, and grants the public
access to all forms of information, including independent and foreign reporting.

Unfortunately, reform appears to be only posturing and the
most repressive and hermetic country in Eurasia remains just that.